Day 8: Introducing Papertrey Paint & Chicago CHA

Welcome back for day eight of our ongoing anniversary celebration! Are you enjoying yourself? This is just WAY too much fun for me. Customers from all over the world, coming together each day to join in on the fun. I don’t know what could be better than this!

Oh wait, there actually IS something better… getting the opportunity to make another exciting product line announcement!

Another ongoing wish of mine will becoming a reality in just a few short months. High-quality, THICK, luxurious acrylic paint in Papertrey’s exclusive colors!

Papertrey acrylic paint will begin being released in April of 2010 (just a few months away!)

Three words… MINIATURE PAINT CAN! (Which was TOTALLY Jane’s idea by the way!) This little guy is one of THE most adorable things I have ever laid eyes on! SERIOUSLY! It measures a little over 2-inches tall and features every detail of the full-size version, right down to the handle and the pry open lid!

The can contains 2 ounces of luxuriously thick acrylic paint. The color density is out of this world and a huge benefit over generic paints. The pigment content makes it easy to get great one-coat coverage when painting anything.

This paint is such a great quality, it rarely ever requires and stirring or shaking, which is time-saving and convenient.

The opening of the can is about 1-1/2 inches in diameter, which gives you plenty of access to get the paint directly from the can with a paint brush. No messy squeezing or wasting paint when you squeeze out more than you can use.

The label on the cans will be coordinated with the paint color, so you will be able to tell at a glance what color you are grabbing.

We even have a small scale paint can opener that will be sold as coordinating item!

Can you imagine collecting all of these and having a rainbow of colors smiling at you each day when you sit down to create? *sigh* All this goodness is just so inspiring and puts me in such a happy place!

Now, some of you might be thinking right now, what in the world would I do with acrylic paint? Trust me. As soon as we start releasing these in April, myself and the team will have PLENTY of ideas for you! But here’s a few just to get you started!

Water down a bit of our new paint to use in fun resist techniques, like I did HERE.

Paint chipboard to coordinate with your projects without going to the trouble of covering it with paper, you can even do fun resist techniques like I did HERE with Spiral Bouquet.

You can add pizzazz to the spines of composition books in the perfect color to match the cover you altered, like I did HERE. You could even paint wooden pencils to coordinate with your notepads!

Wooden picture frames painted to coordinate with the decor that’s held inside. Or wider oriented frames can be decorated and altered in your favorite Papertrey colors. like Lisa Johnson did HERE!

You can embellish or stamp on fabric to create customized embellishments like Michelle Wooderson did HERE.

Add artistic strokes of paint to the edges of photos or focal points to accent a sentiment, like Heather did HERE on her blog.

Embellish our clear cardstock, which has a stunning end result, just like Michelle Wooderson did HERE.

Use it in conjunction with fun canvas based projects like Heather does HERE and HERE.

Heather Nichols tried her hand at painting some of our tins some time ago and they turned out SO cute. Can you imagine having the resource at your fingertips to paint the tins in any Papertrey color you desire?

So that’s just a few things to get you started! We will be sure to provide you with LOTS more inspiration in April!

Before I sign off for the day, I wanted to make ONE more announcement that we are super excited about.

That’s right! We’re bringing back all of the goodness of Papertrey as a real live shopping experience. You can see all of the colored products in person, touch them, see the quality first hand! And we’ll get the opportunity to meet so many of you in person, which was one of my greatest joys last year!

There will be FREE make-n-takes and lots of other excitement that you will only be able to experience at the CHA SuperShow!

So mark your calendars for Friday, July 30th & Saturday July 31st and plan on being in Chicago for this spectacular event! We hope to see you there!!! More information will be shared in the coming months as final preparations are made!

Today we are giving you a fun “paint” by number challenge, just like the fun oil paintings you used to create as a kid. We are providing you with a special sketch download…

You will want to print the download out to use as an organizational tool for yourself. You will notice that each layer of the card is numbered, coordinating with a numerical list underneath the illustration. There are measurements provided for each letter layer as well. As a little note, the long skinny strip in the middle can be either ribbon or paper, the choice is yours.

You will need to fill-in a color for each letter. To make things fun and interesting, we are assigning color palettes based on the first letter of your online username. The colors in your palette do not have to be used with any particular letter on the sketch, you can mix them up however you like, but you HAVE to use ALL of the colors in your assigned palette!

1. Make a project using your assigned color palette & the sketch.

2. Upload a photo of your project to you blog or online gallery. If using a blog, feel free to add the appropriate color palette graphic from above to the top of your post.

3. Add the link for your photo to the Mister Linky box below.

4. Those that leave a comment about what types of applications they will use the new Papertrey Paint for, will also be eligible to win. Those that create a project link in Mister Linky AND comment will have an extra entry. Only one comment per person please.

To give you a little jumpstart with this challenge, here’s what a few of our design team members came up with to meet this challenge!

Author Nichole Heady

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WOW, PaperTrey paint. I would have never guessed this one. I like paint for covering chipboard, so I’m thinking that would be my main use, however I’m thinking that I may have to ‘share’ with my 3 yo son once he sees those super cute paint cans!

Wow – LOVE the idea of paints. I already like to distress the edges of cards with paint, but I would love to try stamping, some resist techniques, and maybe even an art journal with these highly pigmented PTI paints. Fabulous idea.. can’t wait to see them!

Oh gosh – this sounds awesome – BUT, gonna really need your all’s help with this one. Like you said – I am thinking, WHAT am I going to do with paint?? If it comes in Papertrey colors, it’s going to be sooooo pretty…so I WANT to do something with it. Looking forward to all the great ideas to come!

Geez man! What else are you guys going to surprise us with at this point!? This is amazing!!!

My latest craze is buying frames and having my husband spray paint them white with spray paint so I can then paint over them with acrylic paint. I love that I’ll be able to use my favorite PTI colors in the future for this!! HURRAY!

PTI PAINT?!!! Incredible…I am amazed with each product reveal. I will most certainly be using PTI paint on my projects..including that chipboard house I still have sitting blank on my desk and I can’t wait to try stamping with paint!

Do you guys ever sleep? Unbelievable, PTI paint. Let’s see, I will use the paint to alter cards maybe paint on rocks to make some paperweights. The possibilities are endless. Love the great start of ideas that you shared already. Thanks for the ability to win PTI $$$

Paint is so much fun to use on buckets, chipboard and embellies. That will be so cool to coordinate giftcards and containers etc. Can it be used on onsies too, or only on things that won’t be washed? Love everything my wish list continues to grow.

I would buy some of those paint cans even if they had sand in them; they are that adorable!
I like to do home decor things starting w/wood, which I usually paint. Now to have PTI matching colors would be fabulous!

Hooray!!! I, too, will have a hard time keeping little hands off of Mommy’s paints! Any chances that we’ll be able to get more than one color occasionally? I hate thinking about how long it would take to complete my collection at just one per month! Also…and chance you can do some comparisons to products that are already on the market? For example, Claudine Hellmuth’s paint? Thanks!!!

I have plenty of chipboard that would be great painted. BTW, when will you be introducting PTI chipboard? 😉 Oh, so many things for us crafters to do….I wish I had more time for all the projects floating around my head and on my “To Do” lists! I’m sure in the coming months, all the designers will have me adding to my list!

I love it! I love it! I love it! I just want to put my hands in the paint and get ’em all messy. i can not WAIT to start creating with PTI coordinating colored acrylic paint. My mind is swirling with ideas already!!

What a fabulous addition. I know exactly what I’d do if I had the paint in hand, I’d paint the walls in my daughters room. Can you imagine PTI colored polka dots or trees and birdies on a wall? I totally can 🙂

Ack! I was too full of questions to mention what I’ll use it for!!! I’d love to use the PTI paint on sticky-back canvas…with the dies. 😉 I see myself using it mostly for that as well as custom home decor items.

Hmmm… I am a little bit afraid of paint when it comes to crafting, but I am sure your gals will change my mind! 🙂 I do have some alterables here that could be painted, though, that’s for sure! Fingers crossed!

You totally surprised me on this one! I haven’t used paint much in my papercrafting. Just on altered objects. The first thing I think I would try would be the resist project! This is definately something to go with the request for tutorials earlier this week. I can’t wait to see them.

Wow! I love how well the paint covered the notebook spine! AWESOME!!! And those paint cans are so adorable! i can’t wait to try this stuff. Can you paint metal with it, I wonder? Looking forward to trying!!

OMGosh that little tin of paint is too cute! And really clever to make the opening big enough to dip the brush in. I hate having either too much or too little paint squeezed out of the tube. I love to alter items and using paint just makes it fun! My last project was to alter wooden letters in my daughter’s name, TEIA. I could just imagine doing it again in Aqua Mist and Hibiscus Pink, or how about Sweet Blush and Dark Chocolate? Ooohhh, just think of the possibilities!!

PTI paint! Perfect matches, once again! SO FUN! I’d use it on frames, chipboard, scrapbooks…the possibilities are endless! Thanks SO MUCH for the *chance* to give my wallet a tiny break from all the AMAZING things you’re showing us!!!

Wow! The paint can is adorable! I’m so glad I don’t have to go to the craft store searching for coordinating acrylic paint colors that match the PTI colors. Cannot wait to get my hands on these and use it for chipboards, clipboards, tin containers, etc… oh, the possibilities!

No way! I am completely flabbergasted at the number of new color match products that are coming out. I love the idea of paint – your samples are so numerous – and the product container so adorable! Now all I need is color match brads 😉

This is out of this world and there are 7 more days to go. This is over the top. Wow, I love paints. I am amazed about all the new products. I can’t wait. I better start a list of all the ‘have to have’ items.

Wow, another awesome idea. I think one of the first things I would use the paint for is some sort of resist project, maybe tags. Secondly I would use it for coordinating chipboard and other elements as well as gift items to coordinate with cards.

This is so much fun reading all the new exciting things going on with PTI! What would i do with PTI paint? I love the picture frame idea! I think I would also paint some small things freehand on the wall with the colors since I love them! Now you need Vinyl for the wall in PTI colors that you can cut out with PTI downloads when you do that format that cna cut in the machines!

The paint looks so gorgeous~ I have been playing around with new techniques lately, but I haven’t done much with paint except use it to paint a stamped image (from behind) on acetate. I liked it, but I found that the paint I have is too thin, and I had to put multiple layers, but the layers weren’t even. 🙁 The Papertrey ink looks much thicker, so I’m hoping that I won’t have this problem with it~ 🙂
I’m also excited for trying out the other suggestions on this post, especially the paint on the photos to accent the captions.

I plan to use your new luscious paints for metal accents cut with your new dies, chipboard (of course), tins, boxes and whatever fabulous ideas you & your DT present us with in the near future — can’t wait for that!!! What a fun ride this Anniversary fest has been — be sorry to see it end, but so thrilled to have all your new products/ideas to enjoy!

Wow! So many new products this month! I am excited! I have a collection of acrylic paints that I use on my “super” crafty projects like decorating handmade jewelry boxes and elegant wrapping boxes. The problem I’ve encountered in the past is not being able to coordinate those color sets. With Papertrey Paints I will now be able to paint and stamp in coordinating hues!

Get out!…paint! I love the container it will be coming in…will be so cute on the shelf. I have plenty of wood photo frames to alter, love the acrylic look on photos and have an idea in my head to paint paper mache boxes and use my stamps. I’m glad you are spreading out the availability of all the new goodies…I wouldn’t know which to order first!

Now paint?!? Have I mentioned how amazing I think Papertey Ink is? I would use the paint for painting my own paper, tags, ATC’s, using with the resist technique…the possibilities are endless. Paint is one of my favorite products. Just amazing!

How FUN is this! Now I am glad it will be raining all day tomorrow so I can play with THIS Challenge! I love the colors I will have to work with. Nichole, this has been the most AWESOME and EXCITING countdown yet!

I love the idea of PTI paint – because I love PTI’s colors. However, I’m really intimidated since I’m not a painter. Knowing how talented all of the PTI designers are and their fabulous blogs, I’m sure I’ll have no problem figuring out how to do it once you all show me how. Thanks!

This was so bizzare when I saw this post because just yesterday I was thing I had to go and try and match some paint with the pti colors….. and now you are doing it for me!!! And those paint can are so adorable!! Can’t wait to have all the colors.

Wow, now that’s definitively something I would have NEVER EVER guessed!! …but I like it 🙂 I have tried to paint beer coasters with acrylic paint last year but it was not thick enough to cover it perfectly even after the 2nd coat. So, I think I will LOVE this – even more so in PTI’s bright hues 🙂 Oh, and maybe it will be possible to water it down and make spray mists from it? Oh my… :-))

Wow, PTI paint! That one was definitely a surprise. I would love to get my hands on those little cans. I see it being great for chipboard. I’ve never stamped with paint but I will be trying it once the colors come out. Oh, stamping the paint onto the new felt! That would be great.

Awesome. I wish I had time to play along with this challenge. I love the effect of painting on clear cardstock. And painting chipboard would be great. And the raw wood gift box that I got something in years ago & kept to use one day…these paints would be amazing on that. And the little tins- adorable. Can’t wait!!

Hooray!!! I am so excited to make a chipboard album like the one nicole made for Thanksgiving that time. I have attempted in the past but it was a disater. Once I get my hands on some PTI paint i’m sure that I can made a successful mini book. Yay for the new product lines PTI! You always know how to knock our socks off!

Thank you so much for inspiration and so many ideas how to use paint in my projects.

what I plan to do with acrylic paint:
– Emboss resist technique to make background paper
– Paint chipboard
– Paint stamping
– I will try to stamp on fabric (I’m very curious about the results)
– I will try sth new to me – making embellishments on transparencies

I don’t think I can take much more! AAAHHH! I thought the dies were off the charts, then the felt, now paint? At first I thought oh I don’t need that. But after seeing your creations (esp the painting of the chipboard cover and the book spine cover), I thought I NEED IT! LOL! Thank you for providing so much inspiration for us!

Yay. I’ve been eyeing acrylics on craft sites for a while, but I never made a decision about colors. This will make it so much easier. I can’t wait to paint chipboard and cardboard that I can bind into mini albums. Thanks for the constant inspiration!

Well, I would probably love just looking at them lined up all in a row (like you said Nicole) but otherwise, definitely chipboard, and some wooden projects that I have stored away that I am busting to make and decorate!

I really like the idea of painting on the sticky backed fabric. Also aking some cute home decor. This announcement about coming to CHA was what I have been waiting for all week! I am having my second baby June 4th and this is going to be the fun part of my summer.

I use paint to cover chipboard embellishments, but I have to coat my chipboard at least 2 times if not 3 times with one of the “other” brands in order to get complete coverage. I also would love to try my hand at a canvas project like what Heather Nichols has done. I can just imagine its rich creamy smoothness!

Oh, it’s like a new baby!!! Those little cans are so stinkin’ adorable! I think I would just line them up and look at them and go awwwwwwwwww! Then I would use them to paint paper, chipboard, canvas, anything at all!!!

Oh My Oh My! PTI paint! I am so excited! It means I can do the final year of my degree drawings etc with PTI colours! Just to add to my excitement is that you will be going to Summer CHA and that it is in Chicago as that is a ‘to go to place soon’ on my list and hubby will want to go to! HA! So I am already looking at flights from the UK! HOPE HOPE HOPE to meet you all! Fingers, toes and everything crossed!

oh boy oh boy! Paints!! First I would use it to cover the front of notebooks. I give out a lot of notebooks and decorate the front cover. I would love it on chipboard. I prefer to paint my chipboard than ink it. What could be better than coordinating the chipboard with the project. I would also give it a try stenciling a room with the beautiful PTI colors.

I better get a second job – with all the new great products being released every month, I don’t know how I will stick to my budget! I love acrylic paint and use it quite often in my crafting, mostly for painting canvas or chipboard. Thanks for another thoughtful addition to the Papertrey line!

OK, this is too much!! I’m having anxious attacks just waiting for all this cool stuff to be available. I told my dh to hold my valentine gift…. I have a lot of uses in mind for the acrylic paint, I would love to paint chipboard frames for my card projects and try that resisting technique that looks so nice and fun to make.

Thanks for another great product and another opportunity to win great prizes.

Truly, I thought you were done with the new product introductions, so I was shocked to see yet another one! My favorite application for paint is on chipboard, and I use it on almost all my altered projects. Having paint to match all the PTI papers will be great!

I love the idea of making frames customized with my favorite PTI colors. Also covering the cover, not just the spine of a composition notebook … saves on paper and woudl create a nice quick pallete to stamp.

I love chipboard, but I don’t use it often. I think I will now that my paint for it can match my PTI cardstock!!!!! I went the CHA in Anaheim–and hated the fact that Papertrey was not there. I cannot go to Chicago, and now you are going:( The release sounds so wonderful this month!

The first thing on my list is an unfinished magnetic memo board that is sitting in my craft area! The next thing I want to try is using it on the clear cardstock, and stamping with it, and I could go on and on. Can’t wait!

OMGOSH! PAINT! I cannot believe it!! And the packaging is adorable!!! I have lately become addicted to paint – painting EVERYTHING that doesn’t move (except my living room!). I can’t wait to try it out.

*squeal!!* Nichole, I’m *so* excited by the introduction of paints to the PTI line! How perfect!! I love all cute tiny things so those cans are an instant hit with me and I’ll definitely get the mini can opener to match!

As for what I’ll use the paint for – I think definitely painting chipboard, and I’ll probably give it a go on clear cardstock, as well as ‘rough’ stamping for a more rustic look, maybe mixed with gesso? But I’m loving all the possibilities – I could even paint some things round the house!!

So thrilled that you’ll be at CHA as well – now I just need to save up for the trip from the UK if I can!!

Those paint cans are the cutest ever!! I think the possibilities are endless with paint…I have tons of chipboard and love painting the edges of photos and having a painted “mat” for scrapbook pictures. can’t wait!!

Oh what another fun idea, and those paint cans are super cute! I might rush through and use a lot of paint (hmmm, would could I paint that is BIG?) so I could then use the empty cans for little button holders, ha!

Wow PTI paint! This adds a new branch to my crafting. I’ve only worked a bit with white acrylic paint, but to have all PTI colors would be amazing. I guess I’d start using the paint with chipboard first.

I have a project in mind but I don’t know if it will work until I try it out. I have been procrasting buying the paint to do it but now I will not have an excuse because I love your colors that I HAVE to buy them.

The products just keep on getting better and better! The paint looks so gorgeous. I can just see stunning painted book covers, chipboard embellishments, decorative touches on pages – the list goes on and on. You’ve done it again!

PAINT TOO?!?!! You have been B.U.S.Y! I can’t wait to see all of those scruptious colors. I have a couple of frames that are in need of some lovin’ – a little paint would bring them back. Thanks so much for all of the opportunities to win great prizes and for all of the inspiration!

I love the paint will now coordinate with my paper and buttons. I love to paint chipboard and to distress the edges of my cards with paint. The paint also will help make embellishments that dont match my card or layout match now just by adding paint. I can’t wait to see the previews.

I wouldn’t have thought of PTI coming out with paint, but now I have glorious visions of shopping trips to HomeSense without worrying about matching colours to my decor. If I like the item but not the colour – it will be PTI to the rescue! Oooooh, a lemon tart lamp for my daughter’s room, or coordinating colour tops for all my button jars. Stenciling… everything! What can’t we do now? lol

I can see myself altering many picture frames and painting chipboard! How find is this! I suppose I would need too many 2 ounce cans to cover the walls in my craft room…oh well, I’m not even sure which color I would pick!

I may get into painting chipboard. But I really would like to try the technique that Heather did a while back with Beautiful Blooms. I saved a picture of that card and haven’t tried it to this day, but that may all change soon! She painted the stamps and it’s a gorgeous card!

EEEK! I’m so excited for paint! Now, the colors I love so much can be used to decorate my home! I make homemade signs; these would be FABULOUS to paint my boards with before applying my vinyl letters! I can’t wait!

I usually DO paint my chipboard, because it’s honestly so much faster than covering it with paper. It will be great to have matching colors to my other papertrey products. What a banner year for you guys — and us!

Oh. My. God. Paint in PTI colors, I am going to swoon! How can I wait until April?!? I am itching to get my hands on these goodies, I just love stamping on canvas with paint to create special personalized gifts, so now they are going to be even better! Thanks so much!

Paint sounds like fun. I never thought of using it on chipboard covers. That would be so much easier than working with YES glue. Love that idea and that they will coordinate with the PT palette. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

Papertrey Paint – woo hoo!!! I really love to alter things, but don’t do much because I hate wasting paint (due to the reasons you mentioned) and because I often don’t wind up with the colours I want. I can hardly wait till April now!

*Sigh of happiness* What will you guys think of next? I absolutely CANNOT believe the line up of new products that you have been announcing over the last few days. I’m over the moon with excitement. Of course the only hard part is waiting. I want it all NOW *LOL*!

One good thing after another:-) I will be using the paint to cover the edge of my composition notebooks like you did. I never thought of doing that and covering the black spine with paper was so time consuming. This will be more fun and it will match my PTI cardstock. I will also use it to paint all the wood photo frames that I had to buy at Ikea and that have been sitting neglected in my drawer. Thanks for the inspiration. PS The cute little paint can is wonderful. I love tiny things.

oh my gosh…i love anything that is miniature by nature…so these little paint cans rock my world! they are sooo so cute! i can see myself using your new paints on canvas frames and around the edges of cards! your new products keep getting better and better! xoxo andie…

I love the mini paint cans, so adorable! I think they will look fabulous lined up on my shelf! I will use the paint for chipboard, stamping, altering items, the list can go on and on. Needless to say I am very excited about this product!

Oh Good Grief, Nichole! Could that paint be any cuter?! I already have to beat my kids away from the buttons and they have never learned to stay out of the card stock and ink. Why, oh why, did you have to do this to me?!

No chance to create today as I am heading to Florida, but the acrylic paint in Papertrey colors is ingenious! I do crafts every so often where I use paint and it would be fabulous to have matching paint colors!!

And just when I was going to try to hold back on spending! Those paint cans are soooo cute I just want to buy them to line them up on a shelf as decoration!! Ok, so I’d have to use them too cause wow the colors…
I think I’d want to use them on chipboard for sure to maybe add a coordinated accent on a card or scrap page. I’d also love to try them to make my own background paper.

Well I guess I can now delete all the “favorites” I have bookmarked on my computer because PTI will have everything and it will all match!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE all the color-matched products!!! You girls are AMAZING!!!! PTI is now my #1.

I never would have guessed this, but it really makes sense to have all your wonderful colors available in all kinds of different crafty ways. Personally, I can’t wait to get my hands on these. They will look so pretty all lined up on a shelf AND I do a lot of painting of wooden frames… it would be nice to have some luxuriously thick and beautifully colored paint to use for these projects! Yay!!

Oh my! I’m in heaven!
I have a ton of chipboard shapes sitting in their nakedness all because I forget to bring paper samples to the craft store to try and make a match!
I am so happy!
THanks!
Michelle Benoit

Paint…yet another great idea. I like how you’ve put in a cute storage paint can. I can think of a few projects I would like to use these on including these fun notebooks I’ve been making. It would be a lot easier to just on color than trying to cover them in paper. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!

I am thrilled and can’t wait to get my hands on all the beautiful colors! I have been having a fun time playing around with paint lately, and have a project I have just been sitting on, waiting for warmer weather. Now I’ll be waiting for the release of Aqua Mist paint… but it’s going to be fantastic!

LOVE playing with paint and those little cans are so adorable! Thank you for going to Chicago!!! I am so excited about that, I was bummed when I missed out on Florida, but Chicago is only 6 hrs from me so I wouldn’t miss it!

This is fabulous! I love this new product – the paint cans are really adorable!! I have so many alterable goods that I can’t wait to use with this paint. Albums and cute chipboard. This will be great to coordinate with the buttons and ribbons! I can’t wait!

The first idea that sprang to mind was to custom color clear/acrylic embellishments! There are so many things but that was just the first thing that popped into my head! This whole countdown has been so fun and exciting! I am trying to think of a way to talk my hubby unto a trip to Chicago for CHA! Meeting everyone would be SUCH a blast!!!

Well, the paint cans are totally stinkin’ cute!
I think I’d be using the paint most to cover chipboard – albums, pieces for embellishment, things like that. It will be so cool to have the PTI colors to do this with – not to mention that the cans will look great on a shelf in my scrap room!

PTI paint! I would likely use it primarily for home decor projects, but is it thick enough to brayer on the texture plates to create a letterpress look? Thinking out loud here, but that would be AWESOME!!!

Woo-hoo! This is the announcement I’ve been waiting for… Yes – I’m excited about the acrylic paint, but the words I was really hoping for were Chicago CHA! The dates have been in my planner for months, hoping you’d be coming to Chicago this year. So looking forward to it. As for the acrylic paint – gorgeous! Love, love, love the little paint cans. You PTI gals are marketing geniuses – that’s all I have to say. I’m excited about trying out some of Heather’s acrylic paint techniques, and love the ability to be able to paint accessories (pencils and such) to match projects crafted with PTI papers. It just seems like there is nothing you don’t think of. How exciting for all of you to see all these new product lines coming to fruition!

WOW…..you sure do think of everything. Those little cans are too cute…..hope you will sell them empty as well! I gave up using chipboard beause I couldn’t get it covered well….looks like I will be using chipboard again. YEAH!

OMG! I wish that I had known you were planning this. I could have saved myself half an hour in Michaels trying to match up Delta paints to PTI colors!!! I wanted to paint chipboard and paper for scrapbooking so I ended up spending all of that time at Michaels!! I also want to try stamping with acrylic paints as I really liked Heather’s and Lisa’s projects using paints.

Can I paint my craft room with PTI colors? That would be AWESOME!!!! If I can’t do that, then I guess I’ll paint all my chipboard with it! Never have even thought of PTI paint! That’s why I’m sitting here – and you are sitting there!

This announcement totally blew me away! You guys have been super busy coming up with some amazing products. I don’t know how you do it. Hmmm….let’s see. What would I do with the paint? The possibilites are endless. I instantly thought about decorating my girls’ bedroom. Now my wheels are turning…..

WOW! Where do I start? The resist technique is terrific, painting chipboard, and painting the tin containers are high up there on my list of things to do with the PTI paint. Who would have guessed that this would be your next product. Not me!

I love paint and use it often…. I am so glad you are bringing a good quality paint to the market. I can’t wait to paint chipboard, stamp with paint, and maybe even do the emboss resist technique with paint. Ahhh my mind is going wild with ideas!

Wow! Seems like PTI’s growth is exponential. Paint will be so much fun – I can’t wait to paint wooden picture frames (can’t ever have enough of those) and coordinate with cards, bookmarks, and stationary sets. Just in time for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Teacher’s gifts!!

I usually am overflowing with praise, but the new acrylic line has me a little concerned. I know how my regular wall paint can dry out in the can if it is not TIGHTLY closed. Also we have to use a screwdriver or paint can opener to open it…another tool to add to our work table. I personally would have liked to see a plastic container with a wider mouth and screw-on lid…if you didn’t want to go the squeeze bottle route! I’m sure I WON’T be winning THIS contest, but I wanted to add my honest opinion.

I would love to try altered frames and painting on chipboard. I might even dare to stamp on my walls with your new acrylic paint! I hope this anniversary celebration has been as fun for you as it has for me! Such great new product and fun challenges!

Oh, I will definitely be painting my oodles of chip board that I’ve been hoarding and have no idea what to do with! LOL I would also love to try it on some sticky back canvas that I recently picked up. Love the texture of canvas, and coupled with paint will make some super fun projects, I’m thinkin’! Once again you all are thinking ahead of the game – will you ever cease to amaze me?!! I think not!!

You all never cease to amaze me!!!!!! The paints will be a great new medium. CHA in Chicago! Do you ever sleep? Together, you all have had a lot of “brain storms” and you are seeing them come true. I’ll be off to work on the contest post!

PTI paint!! You all never stop – it’s amazing! Is it wrong to just want all the paint in every color just for the cute little cans? : ) They are adorable! I would love to try stamping with paint, color washing some backgrounds for cards, and paint some canvas/frames for some artwork. My head is spinning with all kinds of ideas! Can’t wait until April!

OHHHH MY OH MY!! I am over the moon with EXCITEMENT… what will I do with PTI paint… other then line up those cute cans just so I can look at them.. and PRAY my DD doesnt think she needs them! LOL!! I love to paint chipboard, stamp using paint, edge photos.. the list continues…it just keeps getting better and BETTER!!!!

Yippee!! I love to use the Papertrey egg boxes and cover them and decorate them for new babies. It works as a gift box that can be kept as a memory box for mom and baby. I would love to be able to paint these boxes in PTI colors prior to adding paper and other embellishments. It will be such a pretty base!!

The only thing I have tried with acrylic paints is to paint chipboard. I’d like to try to make a picture frame some day. I love the one that Lisa Johnson did – very cool! I absolutely love those adorable little paint cans 🙂

This is so amazing! Those little paint cans are just the most adorable things!! Presentation is everything (as they say) and I gotta tell you, the way you guys present things and package things are sooooo cute (wooden spools for rustic twine, lil’ paint cans, soooo cute)!!! Love it!

I’m really amazed at all the new products you are coming out with! I love to see Papertrey growing so much since it’s my favorite stamp company. I like all the resist techniques that can be used with paint. That umbrella card is adorable!

I would use it on chipboard, tags, picture frames, probably things I can’t think of this moment!! I’ve seen some fantastic results from acrylic paints so I am thrilled that you are bringing out a quality product in PTI’s color line!

wow!! paint to match all your gorgeous colors! will definitely need ideas for using it tho as i mostly do cards – stamping with acrylic is an option altho i’ve never tried it. more fun trying new things. hope i can find time to squeeze in making a card today too.

This is incredible and oh so cute. I love the mini paint cans. They make me want all of them just because they are so cute. I haven’t worked much with paint but I would love to try out everything the PTI team shows us. I can’t believe we have to wait until April, though….that will seem like an eternity! 🙂

Great new concept here, Nicole! I am pretty much making “greeting cards” only these days and would love to try using your new paints for that. But, love the DT projects so much, I can see me venturing off into many of their samples with the grand kids, also, maybe just finishing up some “old” crafty things I started and never finished years ago :o?

I almost put into the garage sale stack a huge package of chipboard because I was tired of covering it with paper – now I can paint it to match my PTI projects – yeah! I’ll also be painting plenty of boxes.

Super cute packaging and I will admit that as soon as I saw the paint can, I wondered if there would be a little key to open it. I shouldn’t have wondered since you think of everything! 🙂 Can’t wait to see what one can do with acrylic paint as it’s new to me.

Oh my goodness!!! Those little paint cans are the cutest thing ever! Love it.
I would use the paint to alter embellishments, do resist techniques, make jewelry pieces, create one-of-a-kind home decor. I love paint!

PTI PAINT…….WAHOO!!!! In all those luxurious PTI colors!! Oh my, I am in heaven! I absolutely love to use paint and it is SO hard to match the PTI colors even when just trying to use the paint as a “compliment”. This is going to be so wonderful. Now maybe I will be pulling out my paints a little more often!! Oh and those little paint cans…..how adorable is that!!! Way to go Jane!!

I will have to work a little harder on finding Mr. Linky again. And I don’t blog. The paint I would use to repurpose some tins I already have. I would make coordinated card sets to give as gifts. Thank you for the give-aways!

Wow, acrylic paint in those adorable little cans, I love them! I would definitely use it to alter the paint can once it is empty. But to empty the paint can…Altering those journals would be so much easier with paint, what a great idea and all those wonderful colors, how exciting!

Pti acrylic paints!!!! Yay!!!! I love to make board book albums and can’t wait to use these to paint the cardboard cover. Trimming out patterned paper and modge podging them are very time consuming and been limited to pp that I can find. Now I can paint my own covers!!!

love, love, love the teeny paint cans! so dang cute! I would use it for tons of things. Recently I rec’d a box of white cardstock and envelopes from a business that changed their logo. I have been painting over the logo and stamping or embellishing that area and you cant even see the logo anymore. Your paints would be an awesome item to have to match other PTI items.

I haven’t used paint too much yet for my cards, although I have utilized it in my scrapbooks a time or two. So, really, as far as what I’d do with it…I guess it’s wide open! Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with the product is released!

Oh my…PTI Paint! Can you imagine grabbing a pretty stencil and using PTI paint to accent a wall???? Oh man, makes me want to run right out and get my house in a fresh coat of paint and find some cute stencils! Yum!!

Ummm….they would probably honestly sit there as pretty decoration! Those cans are so cute! Although…I have lots of chipboard that the paint would look fabulous on…so I would probably have to break them open for that purpose!

Wow, love the sounds of that paint and those little paint cans are adorable! I can just see a line of those on a shelf, tie a little strip of matching ribbon around the handle, ahhhhhh, how cute! If I had some of the paint, I think I’d do one project for each example you showed, they all look so fun! But, I KNOW I’d use them for the composition notebook bindings, those are my downfall!

I don’t often think of paint and papercrafting together but I really like the projects you posted. My favorite is the white paint on the corners of the photographs of the scrapbook page to make a canvas for the journaling.

Mish posted a tutorial using the note pads and clip boards. I think that paint, in PTI colours, would help me create more scrapooking projects and gifts. I can now paint over spines of books, paint wooden picture frames, paint clipbaords. I am especially excited since they will be in PTI colours, now I don;t have to search for colours that are similar.

Could those little paint cans be any cuter?!!! I am very excited about the paints, I use pain on chipboard, canvas and fabric in a lot of my projects! So exciting! You all are amazing! Congratulations again on your Anniversary!!

I love making journals with composition notebooks and I’d love to have paint that matches my PTI colors! SOOOO excited about this! AND, I hope you’ll sell those paint cans separately because I’m ALL OVER THOSE!!!

I’ve never used this type of paint, but I can’t wait to try it. I love to alter things so this should work perfectly. The mini paint cans are so cute too! I’ll have to alter them after I use up all of the paint.

I have never worked with paints. I am so super enthusiastic to be adding another tool, into my arsenol of craft s;upplies. I am hoping that you can water it down and put it in embossing folders to make some cool backgrounds. I thought I would use it to change the colours of buttons also, as I would love to make polka dot buttons.
Brill item to add to PTI store!
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Those little paint cans are sooooo stinkin’ cute! I would definitely use them on chipboard and I like the resist idea on chipboard—–many, many ideas/uses come to minds. I definitely need a second job—or just win the lottery so I can afford to buy all the new products you are coming out with! I’m hoping for the lottery so I will have time to play with all the new stuff I could buy!

I think the idea is great but I’m scared that I’ll mess it all up! LOL. Can I put in a side request for a technique video on paint usage? I love that way it looks on chipboard and altering tins and egg boxes sounds awesome. You have given us some great ideas and the mini cans are too cute. They would look great all lined up in my craft room.

Oh I love using paint! It’s great on the back of printed transparencies on my scrapbook pages, and the resist technique and…..So much easier to have them in the pti colors rather than trying to have to mix my own up each time!!! Cool!

Oh my goodness, this birthday celebration just keeps getting better and better!! PTI is my cardstock of choice for all my crafting needs, and I am SO EXCITED to see that coordinating paints will be coming soon!!!

How exciting! I think that is how I have started every comment I posted since this anniversary paty started but that’s how I feel. I love those tiny paint cans and use paint all the time. Can’t wait till April.

I would use the new paints primarily to use with stamps. I love the look that gives! I would also use the paint to add detail around the edge of my cards to shabby them up, like Melissa Phillips does sometimes. Thanks for the chance to win!

Wow, paint how awesome!!!! I just can’t believe the release for February so much stuff that you are announcing every day!!! All of it is absolutely fantastic!!! You are amazing! I would love to do the project that Lisa did with the frame. I will place all my grandchildren in the frames. Since we did a re-do in the front room I need to find a new place for the pictures, so this will be a new project for me.

I love the idea of paints. When I first saw the image of the can (before I had a chance to read the text) I thought you were doing paints for the home. I was so excited I yelled to my hubby that I will now be able to have an aqua mist accent wall in my craft space. Alas, that was a short lived thrill.

However, now I will be able to have an aqua mist “canvas” in my craft space. yay!

Yes, the mini paint cans are super cute. I think I would actually use more chipboard in my projects b/c of these paints. I might even try my hand at some canvas projects, too. The creative possibilities are endless!!

I have never gotten into using paint for crafting because I didn’t know what, exactly, I should buy. You’ve taken the guesswork out of it! If Papertrey sells it, it’s the right stuff to use! I look forward to seeing what great ideas you and the design team come up with, and then trying my hand at working with paint.

Oooohh! Paint! My scrapbook pages will look so pretty with coordinating painted chipboard. I could squeal with delight! And I’m sure that by the time the paint is released for sale, you’ll give me lots of other ideas of what to use it with. Fun!!

paints?!?!? Wowee!! I’ve actually been pulling out my paints & stamping with it recently. I would do it more often but I have to squeeze out the paint onto a plate and then I’m worried about hitting it or making a mess. Plus the colors are harder to coordinate. This is going to be another wonderful addition to PTI! Easy to use, convenient & CUTE!

Paint really caught me by suprise. Of course, so did embossing & cutting dies and felt. PTI will have it all! I use paint for chipboard, wood projects, and on acrylic. Sometimes on heavy cardstock too.

I don’t think my bank balance can handle any more new PTI product lines! hehe I can’t wait to have a go with those new acrylic paints. I use acrylics all the time for painting letters, boxes, picture frames and so much more. I’m so inspired by the resist technique – I’ve got to try it. I’ve also left my link above for my paint by numbers card : )

Wow, Wow, Wow !!! I am so excited about Papertrey having their own ink palette in you amazing colors!!! Think of all the lonely chipboard that is now going to be soooooo very pretty!!! I can hardly wait for all these new releases…

Oh I just love minature items and those paint cans are so cute. I will use mostly on wood and chipboard items. You have made it so much easier to coordinate colors by bringing us this product. Thanks you rock! Oh I guess I will paint some rocks too.

I will sure be using PTI acrylic paint for creating watercolor background effect in my cards. I really love the miniature paint cans. One day when I will have my own craft room or area I will surely want to dipslay PTI miniature paint cans in a small showcase. They will look soo supercute!!!

I might use the paint on wooden shapes. I can see painting wooden hearts and adding sayings like the conversation hearts. I would paint blocks and add alphabet letters to make holiday and other sayings.

How would I use the new PTI paint???? My initial instinct is to just line up those adorable little paint cans on a shelf and look at them! However, I’m sure that’s not the intended use!!!!! I love the idea of painting the binding on the composition books! I’m a big fan of altering those for gifts, so that would be really cool to change out the black for matching/coordinating colors.

Wow – how do you gals come up with such creative and fun products and ideas? I would love to try the rubber cement resist technique with the new paint – matching your awesome PTI colors will make these cute cans very addictive! Thanks for a chance to win.

How clever. Those little paint cans are so cute. Even if you don’t use them, they would make cute decorations.
I have followed Heather’s lead in the past and stamped with paint. Must say was surprised with the results. Looking forward for new ways to put these cute paint cans to use.

OH! I LOVE IT! I can’t wait to make some PTI color frames for around the house and other awesome home decor type items. I also like how the stamped paint looks on the clear cardstock- very cool! Thanks so much!

Paint?! Show me the way! I have no clue how I can use it on cards, but I know you will have lots of ideas to show us, Nichole! As a kid I used to paint ceramics with my sisters, so the little paint can brought back lots of sweet memories for me…thank you!

I’ve never used paint with any projects, so I will be looking forward to the teams ideas come April. Judging by the photos today, I think covering some of Papertrey’s cute boxes would be a great use of paint. I’m looking forward to seeing this one!

I am planning on using stencils to decorate my grand-daughter’s room. PTI paint in Spring Moss is just what I need. I just hope Spring Moss is one of the first colors released. Have you thought about selling the little paint cans empty? They would be perfect for holding little treats.

I love the idea of using your paint on chipboard, but also doing some resist techniques to make up backgrounds for cards or scrapbook layouts. I really find those little cans charming and they hit the “I want it!” button inside of me because they’re so cute.

Love the little paint cans!! There are so many altered items out there that high quality, matching paint is a very welcome addition….and so loving that they will be in PTI colors! Can’t wait until April.

love the new paint cans!! i’ve got plenty of chipboard to paint!! and i’ve got flowers i can embellish with paint, buttons that could be painted if they’re not the exact color i needed…lots of ideas!! ohhh can’t wait for april to get here!!

OMGosh Nichole, all you new goodies coming out are absolutely fabulous!! I cannot wait to purchase. I am also stoked for CHA this summer, thanks for the deets! I just booked my hotel and flight!! I cannot wait to meet the fabulous Papertrey Team, you all are such an inspiration 🙂 🙂

Heck–I would buy the paint just for the little can it comes in, LOL! It’s sooo cute. I love paint. It’s kind of a standing joke in my house that you better not sit still too long…or mom might paint you! Paint is the quickest way to make a drastic transformation–or just shake things up a little. A lot of bang for the buck!

I’d use it for chipboard, composition books, the top edges of note pads. I like the idea of painting pencils to match your project. Too cute! I am very excited about you all coming to CHA in Chicago. I’m very close to Rosemont and am looking forward to seeing you in July. I’m asking for the day off of work tomorrow!

My first thought was that I want the paint just so I can get the cute little cans. Then I saw Nichole’ umbrella card, and Heather’s heart tins. Now, I NEED the paint!!! I would love to use it for resist techniques. Looking forward for more ideas for the Papertrey team!

Paint by PTI. WOWzers! Since I have often used ink pad refills for paint, I guess I will replace that idea with your new paint. I have lots of blank chipboard shapes that certainly need some really good color add to them in order to even think of using them. Maybe I could even paint my grandkids faces……… Will it wash off?

You sure do know how to throw a party and show us how to get all of the fixin’s 🙂
I have a feeling that this month’s release buying will be a record for a lot of us…and we haven’t even seen the stamps previews yet!

The matching colors of paint will be so handy! Especially for altering items…paper, adhesives and mod podge can become too bulky in certain areas of some projects. The perfect color of paint should solve some of those problems.
Another fun day, Nicole!

I’ll admit I have never used paint on any of my crafting projects. But I love some of the examples you gave, so I will give it a try. If nothing else I would buy a bunch of the paint in Raspberry Fizz and paint my daughter’s room. She’s been looking for a good color of pink for her room.

I think paint is a great idea! I’ll admit I don’t use it much, but I’ll probably look for uses if PTI will have some to match the other PTI colors. I’m sure I won’t have to look far. Nicole and the design team always help us out as we looks for ways to use PTI products!

Very cool! I know there are things I’ve wanted to do with acrylic paint before, but I forget what exactly. I love the ideas you shared in your post, though, and I look forward to seeing more ideas in the future!!

I will use the paint on any thing that doesn’t walk away from me, but mostly chipboard and I think to use it for some accents. I have to enter and try to win because if you don’t enter you don’t have a chance. You will for sure have all anyone needs to complete a job. I hope your staff is ready for the explosive orders that will be flowing in after the releases. Hugs to all

I can’t wait to use the new paints on stamps! I love that “vintage-y” feel paint gives some stamped images. But the possibilities are endless…I also want to paint some clothes pins pretty colors and use them in my organization. I can’t wait to try them!

I cannot wait to have paint in PTI colors!! My kids and I love to paint picture frames and put special pictures or cards in them to decorate with. Just last month I made a name frame using PTI colors and would have loved to paint the frame to match! Thank you so much!!!

Thank goodness someone is FINALLY making a paint that will cover in one swipe! I just don’t like sitting and watching paint dry knowing that i have to apply another coat….and that’s just on chipboard! lol

and all the colors matching….it just makes life soooo much easier! thanks so much!!!

I love these ideas! I look forward to be able to paint any and everything with my favorite papertrey color, aqua mist! And definitely will be needing raspberry fizz to paint some wood letters for my daughter’s room!

Oh, how I could use this prize!!!!!! Let me count the ways! We have a new family that moved into the neighborhood last week. I thought that I would take this card with some fresh baked cookies. Thanks!

I absolutely LOVE acrylic paint!! Its in my TOP list of most NEEDED supplies!!! And ohhhh….Raspberry Fizz….sigh….purely delighted sighs. :>:>:> I won’t even talk about the cuteness of those sweet little cans…nope…can’t do it….won’t even begin to say just how adorable they are….uh-uh……not gonna say just how perfect they would look in any studio…not going to say anything about them being Cute, not at all! ;> :>

I Love Love Love the new Paint thats Coming in PtI Colors….Yahoooo! I can’t wait to be able to use it on Wooden frames, on Lettered signs and framed art. I like to make Last names up with the big wooden letters….How fun it will be to do them in the paint colors with PTI papers torn and decopagued on the letters, or reverse and paint the letters All PTI colors with the background being the PTI paper! Oh I can’t wait! To be able to coordinate all the different aspects of art..it’s just Too Fun to even think about…my mind is just racing.

Oh, how great!!! I love using acrylic paints anyway in lots of projects, but being able to use them in PTI colours will be just the ticket for me! And knowing your usual quality this makes me really excited to try these out!
Love, Alex

Paint in PTI Colors-I’m so excited! I have a bunch of notebooks that I want to alter and these paints will be just the ticket for that! Also some wooden frames…stamping on cards…the ideas are just running around in my head!!

I don’t know if you take the time to read all these, but I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your great prizes and for randomly picking me as today’s winner! Oh, my goodness! I’m too excited for words! You have so many great products! I cannot wait to try out your new, acrylic paints, either. Thanks again! Be blessed!

I love altering projects, whether that be chipboard albums, picture frames or chipboard embellishments! This release is going to be awesome…how can it not be with all of the wonderful new things you are adding to PTI!

Brilliant! What a great read. That was a good post – informative but not too heavy. Thanks for taking the time out to write it! I think spirituality is really important too, we certainly agree on that point. A leader without spirituality is missing a key element.

I just came across your blog…love it!
I am very interested in your new paint and especially the way it’s packaged in cute little cans…genius!
Is it available now?
Where can I purchase?
Any info is appreciated:)
Lori
Bee in my Bonnet Company

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